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"My Set".
Of maps (petrograph) there are many and
are all well mounted. 48 are mounted 2 in a frame
and about 2 x 3 feet. I found one of the Empire about
5x5, 10 are mounted in 5 frames about 3x7 feet.
I found orography map 5x5, 1 topographical map
5x5, 1 on a silk screen indicating the main
mines 5x5 feet.
One large frame with insets of maps from
the principal ores (Dr. Bureau of Mines.)
Arts and Crystals (22 specimens), many arsenic
(2) and sulphur (12) from the principal mines.
The two latter are shown in glass boxes of about
14x22 inches founded with nickel rods thus,
4 maps 4x4 feet showing distribution
of silver, copper, sulphur and
petroleum ores.
Lignite samples (1), coal in another place (2) An-
thracite (1) Aspholt (1), Petroleum- (3) Graphite (1), Sul-
phur (3) Arsenic (1) Lead ore (2) Copper (5) Pyrite (6)
Zinc (3) Chromium ore (1) Iron (1) Manganese
(1) Bismuth (1) Silver (4) Gold (3) Antimony